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Ref No	LDGSL/614/2/91
Title	Watercolour of fragments of ?Pachycormus
Date	1836
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolour study of a fragmented specimen of the fossil fish ?Pachycormus, by Jacques Bourkhardt, 1836. From the collection of Professor Friedrich August Walchner. Note: Attribution of genus based on drawing being filed in folder marked 'Pachycormus and Sauropsis'. Species depicted may therefore be the latter.
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Administrative History	Collected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
CustodialHistory	From a folder marked 'Pachycormus & Sauropsis'
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	BOURKHARDT \| Jacques \| [1808]-1867 \| natural history artist
CreatorName	AGASSIZ \| Jean Louis Rudolphe \| 1807-1873 \| palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/44	AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist	1807-1873
DS/UK/1035	BOURKHARDT; Jacques ([1808]-1867); natural history artist	[1808]-1867
DS/UK/1040	WALCHNER; Friedrich August (1799-1865); geologist	1799-1865

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